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Future Publishing Limited

Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 44

  1. Jon Steinberg 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Penelope Anne Ladkin-Brand 2021-2024 Director View profile
  3. Rachel Bernadette Addison 2020-2021 Director View profile
  4. Michael Andrew Robbins 2020-2021 Director View profile
  5. Timothy Ian Maw 2019-2020 Director View profile
  6. Claire Elizabeth Hargreaves 2015-2015 Director View profile
  7. Oliver James Foster 2015-2020 Director View profile
  8. Penelope Ladkin-Brand 2015-2020 Director View profile
  9. Richard Austin Haley 2014-2015 Director View profile
  10. Nial Terence Ferguson 2014-2016 Director View profile
  11. Matthew James Burton 2014-2015 Director View profile
  12. James Robert Douglas 2010-2014 Director View profile
  13. Mark William Wood 2010-2014 Director View profile
  14. Stephanie Spring 2006-2011 Director View profile
  15. Jayne Caple 2004-2007 Director View profile
  16. Andrew John Peter Semple 2004-2005 Director View profile
  17. Patricia Mia Walter 2004-2006 Director View profile
  18. Dominic Lee Beaven 2004-2006 Director View profile
  19. Graham David Harding 2004-2013 Director View profile
  20. Simon Alan Wear 2003-2010 Director View profile
  21. Christopher John Spratling 2003-2008 Director View profile
  22. John Reid Bowman 2001-2011 Director View profile
  23. Robert Stephen Price 2001-2010 Director View profile
  24. David Pierre Maher Roberts 2001-2006 Director View profile
  25. Colin Morrison 2001-2003 Director View profile
  26. Jessica Burley 2000-2001 Director View profile
  27. John James Weir 1998-2004 Director View profile
  28. Andrew Milbourn 1998-2003 Director View profile
  29. Jane Elizabeth Ingham 1998-2000 Director View profile
  30. Judith Helen Green 1998-2001 Director View profile
  31. Michael Peter Allan Frey 1998-2001 Director View profile
  32. Nicholas Edward Alexander 1994-1998 Director View profile
  33. Susan Evelyn Margaret Hartley 2002 Director View profile
  34. Kevin John Cox 1996 Director View profile
  35. Gregory John Ingham 2006 Director View profile
  36. Christopher Anderson 1994 Director View profile
  37. Esther Lucy Anderson 1994 Director View profile
  38. Ian Charles Seager 1994 Director View profile
  39. Anne Steele 2020-2023 Secretary View profile
  40. Richard Austin Haley 2014-2015 Secretary View profile
  41. Nina Samantha Day 2013-2014 Secretary View profile
  42. Mark Falcon Millar 2003-2013 Secretary View profile
  43. Susannah Jane Burton 2000-2004 Secretary View profile
  44. Ian Linkins 2006 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
10/04/1986

Ownership

Owned by (2) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. Future Publishing Limited is controlled by Sapphire Bidco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2021-04-20 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Sapphire Bidco Limited is controlled by Bibi Rahima Ally
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-01-18, ceased 2018-02-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

The individual named as ultimate controller on the PSC register for this chain is a known formation agent or data-quality flag, not a confirmed beneficial owner - not shown as fact.

129 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

4 directors on the board

2.5y median 2.6y
average tenure
3.6y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Tech and media 21Finance 13Professional services 5Arts and leisure 4Business services 4Dormant 4Other services 2Manufacturing 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
02008885
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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